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bombo

See also: bombò and bombó

English

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Noun

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bombo (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of bumbo

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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From bomba.

Noun

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bombo m (plural bombos)

  1. bass drum
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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bombo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bombar

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbombo/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bom‧bo

Noun

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bombo (accusative singular bombon, plural bomboj, accusative plural bombojn)

  1. bomb (explosive device)

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Ido

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bombo (plural bombi)

  1. bomb (explosive device)

Italian

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic, from Latin bombum, from bombus (“buzz, humming sound”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbom.bo/
  • Rhymes: -ombo
  • Hyphenation: bóm‧bo

Noun

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bombo m (plural bombi)

  1. bumblebee
  2. (literary) buzzing
    Synonyms: rimbombo, ronzio
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Latin

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bombō

  1. dative/ablative singular of bombus

Portuguese

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Verb

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bombo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bombar

Romanian

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Noun

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bombo f

  1. vocative singular of bombă

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin bombus (“noise”).

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Adjective

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bombo (feminine bomba, masculine plural bombos, feminine plural bombas)

  1. (colloquial, of a person) reckless
  2. (Cuba, of liquids) having a mild temperature
  3. (Cuba, of fruit) bland, insipid, flavorless

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¡bombo!

  1. attention!

Noun

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bombo m (plural bombos)

  1. bass drum
  2. bass drum player
  3. barge
  4. noisy or excessive praise
    • 1900, Pastor Servando Obligado, Tradiciones argentinas - Primera serie:
      No sólo sus cofrades le aplaudieron, sino los filántropos de entonces que sin lista impresa, ni bombo periodístico, hacían más caridad sin tanto ruido, y los señores González, Goyeneche, Ochoa, de Almarita, el obispo Agramonte, el gobernador Andonaegui, y hasta el mismísimo Rey, desde España, mandó agradecer por su desprendimiento a tan magnífico señor.
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  5. (colloquial) the bump (stomach of a pregnant woman)
  6. atomic bomb

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